http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28961 <pre>Hi all, I need to get a new wireless router as my current Netgear device is starting to play up (connections are dropped &amp; wireless performance is terrible - negating having FTTH!). Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone has similar requirements &amp; can recommend something already in use. Roughly speaking, I'm looking for: - something midrange for home use (mostly email, web browsing, potentially a media server for the idiot box) - support for 802.11n and IPV6 - USB ports (can get by with 1, 2 is probably more useful though) - reliable! I'd rather not go shopping again 6-12 months down the track :-) I'm probably goig to steer clear of Netgear - a number of reviews listed recurring problems with dropouts/connection problems/devices dying. Any suggestions welcome! Thanks, Ben </pre> Ben Davies 2013-05-24T13:49:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28955 <pre>Canberra Linux Users Group Meeting - 23rd May 2013 ================================================== Date:23rd May 2013 (Fourth Thursday of the month) Time:19:00 - 21:00 (or when it finishes) Speaker:Paul Wayper Abstract: It's Raspberry Pi Day! Well, Pi Day only really works in the USA, so let's ignore that and do something with the new craze in small form factor computing: the Raspberry Pi. I'd like everyone with a Raspberry Pi to bring it in and give us a brief talk about how they use it. We'd all appreciate a bit of detail about any challenges you've found in using it and what you think has made it great for you. I'll also open that up to other small form factor boards - Panda boards, Beagle boards and anything else.If it's running off a less than a dozen watts, bring it along! Venue:Room N101 Computer Science and Information Technology Building North Road The Australian National University See http://clug.org.au/ for more directions and a map Food/</pre> Steve Walsh 2013-05-20T22:00:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28944 <pre>Hey all, Just a heads-up that Harvey Norman are selling a 7" Android tablet for $68 this weekend - http://www.harveynorman.com.au/amicroe-touchtab-ii-tablet.html Specs 'highlights' are: 1.2GHz, 512MB RAM, 4GB flash, wifi, 0.3MP front-facing camera. More complete specs at http://www.amicroe.com.au/pd_tablet_7.aspx For the ridiculous price, it seems that it's a perfectly acceptable device (see this thread at Whirlpool - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2035287). Would make a decent ebook reader, but I'll be getting one as a dev device (I've just started playing with Android app dev) and maybe play around with hacking a lightweight distro onto it... Cheers, Jessica </pre> Jessica Smith 2013-05-18T12:51:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28937 <pre>Hi all, The ABC news is naming a missing ACT diver off of the WA coast as Robert Shugg. Rob has posted to this list in the past and attended some of our meetings. Anyone know anything more about what is going on? (Probably if I was on FB or tweeter, I'd be all up to speed on this...) Cheers, Bob Edwards. </pre> Robert Edwards 2013-05-16T10:43:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28935 <pre>Puzzled, My chromium browser is using almost 100% of my CPU resources, yes I have 8 tabs open but that is normal. Doing a ps -a list 20 PIDs associated with the browser. 6 of the processes consume almost all the CPU resources. Any suggestions? Adrian </pre> Adrian 2013-05-16T09:50:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28927 <pre>This is not strictly Linux related, but I thought this might be a good technical forum to initially raise the issue. I recently had to call up my ISP[1] about a problem with my service. In the course of that conversation they wanted to verify my identity. So they asked "Can you tell me your password?" Turns out their passwords are all stored in plain text so they can use them to verify identity. I've suggested this is a bit of a security weakness and I was told it wasn't. I've since had a similar situation where a mobile telco did a similar thing but in their case, they could only see the first characters of the password. I can accept an organisation's need to verify my identity, but do people think this is an appropriate way to implement it? Andrew [1] I've chosen not to name the ISP involved, suffice to say it's a local Canberra ISP. </pre> Andrew Steele 2013-05-16T03:40:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28924 <pre>Pia asked me to forward this on, so here it is! ***** GovHack events now open for registration! We are pleased to announce that the event registration is now officially open, so get in and reserve your spot at http://govhack2013.eventbrite.com.au All location details can be found at http://www.govhack.org/locations/ GovHack runs nationally from May 31 to June 2 2013, 8 locations in Australia will come together with over 400 participants and 150 teams to play with government data and create unique solutions and services. Solutions which then have a chance to become reality with over $40k in the national prize pool and a further $120k of local prizes. These prizes are divided up into competition prizes and some quite innovative entrepreneurial packages to encourage our best and brightest to further develop their ideas beyond GovHack. Last years competition saw government partner with developers and data enthusiasts to discover what technologies could improve how government makes it data available and se</pre> Michael Still 2013-05-15T04:44:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28923 <pre>Hi I'm posting on behalf of a organisation that is looking for some emergency tech support. Please contact me off-list for more info. quote I am a small business owner who has built my business using Ubuntu computers, to a network incorporating 2 Linux servers joined by router-to-router VPN link, with one server having Ubuntu workstations and the other Win7 workstations. All workstations have to be Win7 fairly soon to run software I'll be required to use. However in the meantime the Ubuntu workstations are suddenly giving me nightmares with some users unable to log on, either permanently or intermittently, and one computer failing to boot after an attempt to upgrade it to 12.10 failed. And my usual Linux support guy is un available and I am going overseas in a few weeks with an entire office network in disarray. I need urgent Linux it support to get the Ubuntu workstations operational and stable for when I got overseas, and to be on call in case of problems. VPN access to the entire network will be pr</pre> David Howe 2013-05-14T23:08:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28920 <pre>Taking NICTA out of Canberra will make a hole. I couldn't figure if they've got 1 or 2 years left. Any help? [Sorry only ref I saw to this] &lt;http://www.startupsmart.com.au/financing-a-business/federal-budget-2013-tech-hub-nicta-scrapped-as-new-cash-flows-to-nbn-projects.html&gt; </pre> steve jenkin 2013-05-14T13:30:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28919 <pre>Thought this might be of interest to the group: &lt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22508667&gt; Why I think this is of importance (not for the technical info): - the source, Mark Colvin retweeted this link (from mark pesce) - that Main Stream Media is talking about a *linux* device built for hacking. We may have skipped "The Year of the Linux Desktop", but we've had the decade of the Linux Server, the half-decade of Linux smartphone/tablet and now "the linux DIY hack thingy". This line in the BBC article struck me as "the Why": "But I still found the whole lengthy process rather satisfying." </pre> steve jenkin 2013-05-14T08:56:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28918 <pre>With the recent release of Debian 7.0 Wheezy, I have started weening myself off of the excellent OpenVZ container system and migrating over to Linux Containers (LXC) (Wheezy no longer provides OpenVZ kernels, as LXC has reached an optimum maturity level). However, LXC is still not as "mature" as OpenVZ and there are various reports (mostly out-of-date) that LXC containers may be easier to break out of. So, my question is, does anyone know of any "pentest" scripts etc. that I can use to test the known "jailbreak" vulnerabilities in LXC (or any container mechanism, for that matter)? I want it for verification that my host configuration is set up correctly. I have tried searching around on the "web", but others search-foo might be (is likely to be) better than mine. Cheers, Bob Edwards. </pre> Robert Edwards 2013-05-14T07:05:39 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28917 <pre>A friend sent me this link and it always makes me laugh. &lt;http://james-iry.blogspot.com.au/2009/05/brief-incomplete-and-mostly-wrong.html&gt; I've posted it on this list before, so my apologies in advance. &lt;http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux/2010-May/027718.html&gt; It might be read along with this: &lt;http://www.textfiles.com/humor/COMPUTER/timeline.lan&gt; Or this from Al Stevens and others: &lt;http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~pjj/cs211/language.html&gt; "370 JCL" (Shooting yourself in the foot) "You send your foot down to the MIS department with a 4000 page document explaining how you want it to be shot. Three years later, your foot comes back deep fried with a bill for $375,000.00." The James Iry page misses the April Fools' Day joke about Unix just being a prank (no it wasn't) :-) &lt;http://www.anvari.org/shortjoke/Jokes_from_Emails/50033_computerworld-1-april-creators-admit-unix-c-hoax-in-an-announcement-that-has-stunned-the-computer-industry.html&gt; And the obligatory "If Operating Systems were Airlines": &lt;http://www</pre> steve jenkin 2013-05-13T07:59:47 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28914 <pre>Ruxcon 2013 Call For Presentations Melbourne, Australia, October 26th-27th CQ Function Centre http://www.ruxcon.org.au/call-for-papers/ The Ruxcon team is pleased to announce the Call For Presentations for Ruxcon 2013. This year the conference will take place over the weekend of the 26th and 27th of October at the CQ Function Centre, Melbourne, Australia. .[x]. About Ruxcon .[x]. Ruxcon is ia premier technical computer security conference in the Australia. The conference aims to bring together the individual talents of the best and brightest security folk in the region, through live presentations, activities and demonstrations. The conference is held over two days in a relaxed atmosphere, allowing attendees to enjoy themselves whilst networking within the community and expanding their knowledge of security. Live presentations and activities will cover a full range of defensive and offensive security topics, varying from previously unpublished research to required reading for the se</pre> cfp-ZRDujs/oHym3Zbb/xt2tYQ< at >public.gmane.org 2013-05-07T04:28:10 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28913 <pre>Hi, all. Please forgive my post to so many lists, but I really want to get the word out there about this survey, which will help to increase understanding about FOSS from both a professional and user level. (Please note that I am a member of OSIA, but I'm not on the Board and I'm sending this as an individual.) The survery is due to close in two days, so please respond ASAP. Thanks. Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA) are a national association that has been going for several years now. They represent FOSS-related businesses. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Daniel Jitnah Sent: Wednesday, 24 April, 2013 10:31 AM Subject: [Osia-members] OSIA Survey: 24 April - 8 May 2013 Hello, OSIA would like to invite you to participate in an online survey relating to the Open Source software industry in Australia. Any one who has an interest in the Open Source software sector is welcome to complete this survey. This includes but is not limited to OSIA present and past Member</pre> Alastair Irvine 2013-05-06T10:56:04 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28905 <pre>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I'm getting a 500 Server Error on the LUG-in-a-box system which sends out the meeting announcements, so I'll give this one in person: I thought I'd do a brief introduction to Test Anything Protocol (TAP, at http://testanything.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page). I've been using it at work and I thought it'd be good to talk about how to write TAP output and the finer points of testing. Then we can all go out to dinner and talk about what we've been doing, which is the fun part of the night. Have fun, Paul -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlGGN8MACgkQu7W0U8VsXYIqigCcDFQWdLjAGM7a6I705IvX3/oB eb0AmwVAzy3GEkCYTHzpx6pXtH5cezkh =QotZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- </pre> Paul Wayper 2013-05-05T10:43:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28904 <pre>If you're interested, email me back and I'll forward your email on. The Contractor is responsible for the provision of Professional Services by way of operational, administrative, and development support as an Information Systems Specialist. The range of tasks that will be undertaken under this Contract include, but not limited to: * Contribute towards the architecture, design, implementation and support of ICT services for the Defence Intelligence Group (DIG); * Provide third level administration of DIG IT systems; * Contribute towards the design and commissioning of IT applications to support DIG business objectives; * Contribute towards the development of future ICT security architectures; * Carry out work aimed at completing System Change Proposals as required; * Test and integrate new hardware and software into the organizations SOE; * Configure and maintain ICT automation system, and development policies and procedures in regards to ICT automation and standardisation. * Draft new and </pre> Chris Smart 2013-05-03T01:40:30 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28901 <pre>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I'm going away in June, and I'd love a person to volunteer to run the meetings for the PSIG and the CLUG monthly meeting. And I feel that I've been doing a crap job at running the CLUG meetings in the last year or so. I've had lots of trouble finding people to give talks, I haven't even started on the website redesign I wanted to do, I've (some might say inevitably) got behind in processing the videos of the meetings, and I haven't done any of the social media engagement that I think is important to build a healthy Linux User Group. Maybe it's time for me to retire and hand the baton to someone who can give it more time and love. If someone wants to step up and do the job permanently, they're welcome to it. I'll help where I can, I'll pass on the information I have, and I'll continue to come to meetings and help out there. And if no-one wants to step up to the plate, then I'll continue doing what I can and trying to improve. But I do need someone</pre> Paul Wayper 2013-05-02T10:50:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28900 <pre>I'm posting this on behalf of someone else, if you're interested in further details please contact Lynette directly. I do some contracting work through Finite, but have no further commercial interest, just thought there might be someone on the list who would be interested. Lynette is subscribed to this list, but doesn't seem able to post to it and I don't have time to figure out why today... Cheers, Neill Seeking RedHat design people! I have a client seeking a Linux RedHat consultant to perform design and installation/configuration work. This would be a 6-8 week role, so could be a good chance to fill in time until the end of financial year. If you are interested – or know someone who might be – please contact me asap: Lynette Zweck Senior Consultant Finite Recruitment Ph: 02 6243 6475 Email: lynettez-KvwJdrKVqpgpAS55Wn97og&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org </pre> Neill Cox 2013-05-01T05:45:37 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28899 <pre>Breakpoint 2013 Call For Papers Melbourne, Australia, October 24th-25th Intercontinental Rialto http://www.ruxconbreakpoint.com .[x]. Introduction .[x]. The Ruxcon team is pleased to announce Call For Papers for Breakpoint 2013. Breakpoint showcases the work of expert security researchers from around the world on a wide range of topics. This conference is organised by the Ruxcon team and offers a specialised security conference to complement and lead into the larger and more casual Ruxcon weekend conference. Breakpoint caters towards security researchers and industry professionals alike, with a focus on cutting edge security research. Breakpoint presents a great opportunity for our selected speakers to receive a complimentary trip to Australia and experience both the Breakpoint and Ruxcon conferences, not to mention the great weather, awesome parties, and friendly people. Melbourne is a city of many subcultures, personalities and styles. Melbourne has a vibrant arts and music scene, e</pre> cfp-ZRDujs/oHym3Zbb/xt2tYQ< at >public.gmane.org 2013-04-30T21:57:28 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28898 <pre>Dear Linux &amp; Open Source community, We are pleased to announce the dates for linux.conf.au 2014. In 2014 the conference will be held from the 6th to the 10th of January at the University of Western Australia, Perth. Our website is at http://linux.conf.au and will be updated as more information becomes available. You can follow us at the below http://lists.lca2014.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/chat_lists.lca2014.linux.org.au twitter https://twitter.com/linuxconfau facebook (http://www.facebook.com/lca2014 identi.ca http://identi.ca/linuxconfau google+ https://plus.google.com/communities/100789999660988673438 We look forward to welcoming the Linux, Free &amp; Open Source community to sunny Western Australia for linux.conf.au. It's a great conference for a great community. Kind Regards The linux.conf.au 2014 Team email: contact-u88JLGVaZx1eH41UXmfQsg2qpkVpPULF&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org website: http://linux.conf.au twitter: https://twitter.com/linuxconfau Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lca2014 identi.ca: htt</pre> announcement-rsFhlBQ0N3gV2iY7eS8SaiIVINBNMDc4EK66K81epY8< at >public.gmane.org 2013-04-29T12:36:33 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.clug/28895 <pre>Can anyone advise if CLUG is on tonight, or not? Paul is not answering his mobile at the moment. Cheers, Bob Edwards. </pre> Bob Edwards 2013-04-25T08:22:40 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.org.user-groups.clug